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A series of free mini eLearning courses about the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) have been developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

About the free eLearning courses

This mini eLearning series complements the guidance materials developed to help organisations and businesses understand their responsibilities, and the changes they may need to make to meet their legal obligations under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).

This page shows eLearning courses currently available. We encourage you to check this webpage regularly as more eLearning courses will be added over time.

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What is the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act?

This eLearning course explores what the positive duty is, and why the positive duty is important.

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What unlawful behaviours are covered under the positive duty?

This eLearning course explores the types of unlawful behaviours covered under the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act, and when, where and who could experience relevant unlawful behaviours.

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How to satisfy the positive duty (Part 1 Guiding Principles)

This eLearning course explores the Guiding Principles to assist organisations and businesses to satisfy the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.

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How to satisfy the positive duty (Part 2 Standards)

 

This eLearning course explores the Standards to satisfy the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.

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What are the drivers and risk factors for relevant unlawful behaviours?

This eLearning course explores drivers and risk factors of unlawful behaviours covered by the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.

The language used in this eLearning has been simplified for education and training purposes and should not be considered legal advice.

This eLearning is to help small business duty holders understand the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act, and complements the guidance materials on the Commission’s website. For more detailed information about compliance, enforcement and examples of actions that organisations and businesses can take to satisfy the positive duty, please see the Guidelines for Complying with the Positive Duty under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (2023) [PDF].